By Keegan Priest Album: Flower Boy Artist: Tyler, The Creator Released: July 23, 2017 Genre: Experimental Hip-Hop, Jazz-Rap, Alternative R&B, Neo-Soul Rating: A (92%) Following the days of the release of Flower Boy, many pop culture publications and news sources began to obsess over the themes of homosexuality exposed throughout the piece. Some […]

By Karen Wang China’s Congress has recently ratified a proposal to lift a provision of its constitution which limits the maximum amount of terms for any president to serve to two. This new modification will enable current President Xi Jinping to run again for a third 5-year long term in 2023. They will vote on […]

by Josh Watson For some unfortunate reason, people decide to kill other people. Through this reality, the Australian government unanimously decided to create comprehensive gun laws including criminal background checks, 28-day waiting periods, and a “justifiable” reason other than self-defense for owning a firearm. In addition, Australia enacted strict gun laws that banned semi-automatic rifles […]

By Keegan Priest Album: Flower Boy Artist: Tyler, The Creator Released: July 23, 2017 Genre: Experimental Hip-Hop, Jazz-Rap, Alternative R&B, Neo-Soul Rating: A (92%) Following the days of the release of Flower Boy, many pop culture publications and news sources began to obsess over the themes of homosexuality exposed throughout the piece. Some […]

By Karen Wang China’s Congress has recently ratified a proposal to lift a provision of its constitution which limits the maximum amount of terms for any president to serve to two. This new modification will enable current President Xi Jinping to run again for a third 5-year long term in 2023. They will vote on […]

By Ryan Ricks and Karen Wang Black Panther, a movie that came out just a mere 10 days ago, has already broken records and raised awareness. It’s been hailed for its “wokeness,” story, and villain. With all of its good qualities, it begs us to ask the question: What impact will Black Panther have on […]

By Regan Hooker This weekend the University boys basketball team played and beat both the International School and Indianapolis Metropolitan to claim the sectional title. On Friday night, the team beat International 45-36. Amazing plays were made by sophomore Max Greenamoyer, who after just a few minutes managed to score two 3-pointers! More great plays […]

By Regan Hooker On Thursday, February 22, the boys varsity team was supposed to play Indianapolis Light House, though due to a scheduling mishap, the away team didn’t show. Instead of canceling the JV team scrimmaged and the seniors were still honored. That night was senior night for the boys, along with the cheerleaders and […]

By Jay Maturi The girls basketball team entered this season with a young roster. After losing three seniors, the team was led by lone senior Natalie Nickless. However, with the help of transfer guards Brooke Andrus and Haley Tomlinson, as well as returning juniors Lily and Lucy Snyder and sophomore all-star Lindsey Syrek, the […]

by Josh Watson For some unfortunate reason, people decide to kill other people. Through this reality, the Australian government unanimously decided to create comprehensive gun laws including criminal background checks, 28-day waiting periods, and a “justifiable” reason other than self-defense for owning a firearm. In addition, Australia enacted strict gun laws that banned semi-automatic rifles […]

By Lucia Ponader This week will determine the future of University High School. Over the course of three days, an accreditation team full of teachers and administrators from other schools will assess the school and its mission statement and will ultimately decide whether or not University High School will remain a part of ISACS, the […]

By Mary Rozembajgier The PyeongChang Winter Olympics have just finished, and the United States ended with a total of 23 medals. This year, four of the United States’ nine gold medals came from our talented snowboarders. Chloe Kim and Redmond Gerard’s gold medals are among the four awarded to USA snowboarders this year. Their snowboarding […]

by Ryan Ricks and Karen Wang Hollywood and Western media at large have always had a history of marginalizing and misrepresenting people of color and other minorities through whitewashing and the exclusion of non-white actors. But can whitewashing really be considered “history” and has Hollywood made progress in terms of representing people of color in […]